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Write-in candidate · Council Seat C
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Alex Folmer.
Local leadership to protect what makes Wasatch County home.
Meet Alex Folmer
A neighbor with a stake in this valley.
Alex Folmer has called the Wasatch Back home for 15 years. Through her longtime volunteer work with Preserve Midway and Friends of Heber Valley, she has worked to protect the water, farmland, open space, and views that make Heber Valley home.
She has spent more than 20 years helping public institutions tackle complex challenges. That work spans higher education and health sciences institutions across the country and transportation systems at the state level. She takes complex public operations—finance, human resources, student services, and grants administration—and turns them into systems leadership can measure, residents and employees can use, and auditors can follow.
Alex holds a master’s degree in Decision and Information Sciences. As a write-in candidate for Wasatch County Council Seat C, she will bring that disciplined approach to decisions about growth. She wants independent analysis of water supply, infrastructure capacity, and taxpayer cost before major projects are approved—and clear answers residents can examine while they still have a chance to shape the future of this valley.
Decisions about water, growth, and public costs should be clear to the people who live with them.
Alex is running as an independent voice for residents, with practical planning and local accountability at the center of every decision.
Endorsement
Shauna Miller supports Alex.
“I don’t judge a candidate on reputation. I judge on transparency and accountability to the public.”
— Shauna Miller
Read Shauna’s full endorsement
Why I'm supporting Alex Folmer for Wasatch County Council, Seat C
You all know I don't hand out support. I look at the records and say what lines up and what doesn't. Alex earned this one. Here's what I found.
She showed up before she was a candidate.
On January 28, 2026, months before she filed, Alex stood up at UDOT's public hearing on the Heber Valley Corridor. She opposed both bypass alternatives. She said she had been going through UDOT's own traffic projections herself and found them inflated. She closed by committing to keep making GRAMA requests and pulling the data. A week later, the Park Record printed her letter asking the Slopes developer to work with a land trust on a conservation easement instead of building. Nobody asked her to do either. She did the homework because she cared about the valley.
She filled out her disclosure form.
Wasatch County's conflict-of-interest form asks candidates to describe any relationships, positions or circumstances that could create a conflict. Alex checked the box saying she had something to report. She listed her employer, the University of Utah, and her business, Runa Digital LLC. I checked her the same way I check everyone. The university's directory confirms her job. State business records confirm she is the LLC's sole member. The one thing I found is that the LLC lapsed on a missed renewal in 2025, so she listed more than she needed to, not less.
Her opponent's form.
Erik Rowland filed the same county form on January 2, 2026. He checked "I have no conflict of interest to report" and left every line blank. Public records and his own comments to the Park Record show eight business interests and board seats that are not on that form. They include TimeMD Inc., JASE Medical/SignalRx, Rowland Development LLC, Triumph Assurance Group LLC, the CAMS board, the Heber Valley Tourism and Economic Development Board, the North Village SSD board, and the Wasatch Open Lands Board. MIDA posts that same single county form for his seat on the MIDA board and three public infrastructure districts. The other MIDA members I checked filed MIDA's own disclosure form.
Until Alex filed as a write-in in August, nobody was running against him.
Why that matters.
I don't judge a candidate on reputation. I judge on transparency and accountability to the public. One candidate did the research before anyone was watching and put her interests on paper. The other checked "nothing to report" over eight positions. That's the difference, and that's why Alex has my vote.
Alex is a write-in candidate, so you will need to write in her name on your ballot.
Sources cited by Shauna: Wasatch County conflict-of-interest forms for both candidates (county website); UDOT Heber Valley Corridor Draft EIS comments, Volume 1, Comment #120; Park Record, “Please don’t build,” Feb. 4, 2026; University of Utah directory; Utah Division of Corporations; MIDA disclosure page; KPCW, Sept. 2, 2026.
Endorsement
Lori Stone supports Alex.
“Alex is real. She has consistently shown me that she is transparent, authentic, and hardworking.”
— Lori Stone
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Alex is an advocate who dives into the facts. She has an innate ability to analyze data and share it with the public in a clear, understandable, and articulate way.
I have worked with Alex over the past few years on many efforts for this community. She always brings intellect and drive, speaking up with composure and strength—whether at a County Council meeting, helping inform the public, or collaborating with others on ideas to better this valley.
We share a passion for protecting our valley’s water, agricultural land, and wildlife, along with the taxpayers who bear the impacts of poorly planned overdevelopment. We worked together on information campaigns to help people understand what’s at stake when open land disappears—our water, wildlife, working farms, and the character of this valley. Working alongside Alex, I saw how much she cares and how carefully she researches the issues before sharing them with the community.
Alex was involved in these issues long before she considered running for County Council, and she will continue after this election because that is who she is. Alex is real. She has consistently shown me that she is transparent, authentic, and hardworking.
Alex is a valuable asset to our valley and an advocate for taxpayers. On the council, she would listen and be a voice for the people.
Endorsement
Bridget Whiting supports Alex.
“To me, character is demonstrated long before someone is given a position of leadership. Alex has already shown me hers.”
— Bridget Whiting
Read Bridget’s full endorsement
Why I’m supporting Alex Folmer for Wasatch County Council, Seat C
I knew Alex before she was a candidate.
We first met while I was organizing the North Fields’ Tractorcade, where residents showed up in full force, rolling tractors, trucks, and horse trailers to oppose UDOT’s preferred bypass route. The protest drew wide local coverage and put the valley’s farms, wetlands, and drinking water on the record before the comment deadline.
She reached out with a simple question: Where can I help? She used her community connections to spread the word. The turnout was incredible, and I believe her willingness to step in helped make it a success. I’ve watched that same willingness to show up ever since.
At City and County Council, Alex does her homework. She reads the documents, researches the issues, and brings facts and evidence. She asks difficult questions and challenges decisions without making them personal. She listens, too. She keeps giving her time to this community because she cares about where it is headed.
Alex hadn’t planned to run for County Council. But when she realized Seat C had no challenger, she felt she could no longer sit on the sidelines. She had serious concerns about MIDA, overlapping interests, development, and decisions that could shape this valley for generations. So she stepped forward and gave residents another choice.
That’s why my experience with Alex matters. I don’t have to wonder whether she’ll pay attention or research the issues. I’ve watched her do both. I don’t have to wonder whether she’ll ask the hard questions. I’ve heard her ask them. And I don’t have to wonder whether she cares. I watched her care long before there was a campaign attached to her name.
Alex was already involved, understood what was at stake, and cared enough to step forward.
To me, character is demonstrated long before someone is given a position of leadership. Alex has already shown me hers.
That is why I’m proud to put my name behind Alex Folmer for Wasatch County Council Seat C.
Alex’s priorities
Plan for the future. Protect the valley. Keep decisions local.
Water, open space & local character
Safeguard limited water, agricultural land, and the valley’s views. Require major projects to disclose their water sources, infrastructure demands, and environmental effects.
Locally accountable decisions
Keep decisions about water, infrastructure, taxes, and housing answerable to residents. Strengthen local oversight of state-created development authorities and disclose conflicts of interest.
November 3, 2026
A stronger voice for the Wasatch Back starts with a write-in.
Find the Seat C race, choose the write-in line, fill in its oval, and write Alex Folmer clearly.
Your vote matters
Four steps to write in Alex.
Alex’s name will not be printed among the candidates for Seat C. Look for the write-in option in that race, fill in its oval, and write Alex Folmer on the line.
- 01Find Wasatch County Council, Seat C, on your ballot.
- 02Find the write-in line for that race.
- 03Fill in the oval next to the write-in line.
- 04Write Alex Folmer clearly on the line.
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